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U2 Spring Final Review Adv. Bio

Total questions: 137

Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the water cycle do?

a)

creates clouds

b)

Save water in liquid form

c)

turns water into energy

d)

recycles water

2.

The sun drives the water cycle by

a)

rotating on its axis

b)

heating the ocean

c)

giving light to plants

3.

What are the 5 processes of the water cycle? check all that apply

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

transpiration

e)

run off

4.

WATER CYCLE: What is Part A?

a)

runoff

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

5.

WATER CYCLE: What is Part B?

a)

runoff

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

evaporation

6.

WATER CYCLE: What is Part D?

a)

runoff

b)

precipitation

c)

groundwater

d)

evaporation

7.

WATER CYCLE: What is Part E?

a)

runoff

b)

precipitation

c)

groundwater

d)

evaporation

8.

WATER CYCLE: What is Part F?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

groundwater

d)

evaporation

9.

The Carbon Cycle (check all that apply)

a)

Affected by volcanoes

b)

Relies on decomposing organisms

c)

Has Combustion through burning fossil fuels

10.

What starts the Carbon cycle? check all that apply

a)

Human activities

b)

Respiration

c)

Sun

d)

Water

11.

What is the Carbon Cycle?

a)

Series of processes in which carbon is interconverted in the environment

b)

The way that carbon is destroyed

c)

The series of processes in which carbon is created

d)

The way that carbon is moved

12.

What is a stage of the carbon cycle? Check all that apply.

a)

Respiration

b)

Nitrification

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Ammonia fixation

e)

Combustion

13.

Identify one way that humans are affecting the carbon cycle.

a)

Erosion

b)

Respiration

c)

Decomposition

d)

Combustion

14.

How is decomposition involved in the carbon cycle

a)

it removes the carbon from the dead organisms

b)

it breaks down carbon compounds

c)

it adds carbon to dead organisms

d)

it creates carbon compounds

15.

The Nitrogen Cycle...

a)

Doesn't need the atmosphere

b)

Animals get the nitrogen from plants

c)

Greatly affected by the moon's pull on the tides

d)

All of the above

16.

What is the nitrogen cycle Check all that apply

a)

The nitrogen cycle is the movement of nitrogen

b)

Nitrogen is in the air and other abiotic and biotic factors

c)

The nitrogen cycle is nitrogen into the atmosphere's crust

d)

Chickens will overtake the nitrogen cycle

17.

What are the three stages of the nitrogen cycle?

a)

Oil, air, water

b)

Phosphate, water, natural gas

c)

Dirt, water, air

d)

Nitrogen fixation, Nitrification, and denitrification.

18.

Nitrogen fixation is the process in the nitrogen cycle that...

a)

Bacteria in the soil turn nitrogen back into N2 gas

b)

Bacteria in the roots of plants turn N2 gas into usable form

c)

Nitrogen is removed from dead organisms to be used

d)

Nitrogen is fixed into the atmosphere

19.

What does the 1 represent in the nitrogen cycle?

a)

Ammonium

b)

Decomposers

c)

Plants

d)

Animals

20.

What does the 2 represent in the nitrogen cycle?

a)

Ammonium

b)

Decomposers

c)

Plants

d)

Animals

21.

What does the 3 represent in the nitrogen cycle?

a)

Ammonium

b)

Decomposers

c)

Plants

d)

Animals

22.

which types of bacteria are involved in the nitrogen cycle? check all that apply

a)

Denitrifying bacteria

b)

Microbacterial decomposers

c)

Nitrogen fixing bacteria

d)

Nitrifying bacteria

e)

Algae blooms

23.

Why is nitrogen fixation by bacteria an essential part of the nitrogen cycle?

a)

Plants cannot use nitrogen in it's atmospheric form

b)

Water is released as a by-product of nitrogen fixation

c)

Decomposers break down dead organisms to return N to soil

d)

most plants/ animals can use only elemental nitrogen

24.
The part of Earth where organisms can live.
a)
biotic factors
b)
biosphere
c)
ecology
d)
biology
25.
A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 
a)
population
b)
niche
c)
abitotic
d)
ecosystem
26.
Identify the examples as: a organism, population, community, or ecosystem.
A beautiful butterfly.
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
27.
Identify the examples as: a organism, population, community, or ecosystem.
Chicken, Cow, Grass, Buffalo, and Mouse living on farmland.
a)
Organism
b)
Community
c)
Population
d)
Ecosystem
28.
All organisms of the same species living in the same area.
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Ecosystem
d)
Organism
29.

A habitat is ___________________.

a)

the place or kind of place in which an animal or plant naturally lives.

b)

is how plants produce their own food.

c)

is an animal that only eats meat.

d)

the place where only one animal lives.

30.

A niche ________________.

a)

is the function that an organism performs in the food web of that community.

b)

includes everything else the organism does and needs in its environment.

c)

is specific to each individual animal and plant.

d)

All of the above.

31.

A squirrels niche would be _________________.

a)

hunting prey and providing meat for other squirrels.

b)

searching for fish to eat in the ocean.

c)

staying busy storing nuts and seeds for winter.

d)

help decompose other animals and plants.

32.

A squirrels habitat would be _____________.

a)

Ocean

b)

Arctic

c)

Forest

d)

Dessert

33.

What is the general term used to describe the interaction between two different organisms that are living in close physical association?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

symbiosis

c)

habitat

d)

prey

e)

omnivore

34.

What would you call an ecological symbiotic relationship that is helpful to both organisms involved?

a)
commensalism
b)
niche
c)
mutualism
d)
habitat
e)
parasitism
35.

An ecological symbiotic relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed…

a)

parasitism

b)

herbivore

c)

mutualism

d)

carnivore

e)

commensalism

36.

What you would call an ecological symbiotic relationship between two organisms where one benefits, but the other is not helped or harmed?

a)

mutualsim

b)

predator

c)

commensalism

d)

parasitism

e)

herbivory

37.
Which of the following symbiotic relationships is considered parasitic?
a)
Ticks feeding on a dog
b)
Bees transporting pollen from flowers
c)
Pilotfish swimming under sharks
d)
Birds eating the insects fromo the back of hippo
38.
Which of these describes a mutually beneficial relationship between two organisms?
a)
A dog with worms in its intestine
b)
A turtle and a snail that both eat grass live in a river
c)
A honeybee pollinating a plant and receiving nectar for food
d)
A small fish attached to a shark, eating tiny pieces of the shark's food as it floats
39.
Cattle egrets forage (feed) in fields among cattle. The egret gets easy access to flying insects stirred up by the cattle, and the cattle don't care if they are there or not.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
competition
d)
parasitism
40.
Which is a producer?
a)
deer
b)
tall grass
c)
lion
d)
worm
41.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
42.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
43.
If a frog is the prey, what could be the predator?
a)
Grass
b)
Insect
c)
Snake
d)
Snail
44.
What does a Primary Consumer eat?
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Producers
45.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
46.
A third-level consumer has to be which type?
a)
Carnivore.
b)
Decomposer.
c)
Producer.
d)
Herbivore.
47.
In a food web, arrows point at:
a)
who gets energy.
b)
who gets eaten.
48.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
49.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
50.
__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Darnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbiovre
51.
Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.
a)
Franivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
52.
If the grasshopper were to be removed completely from the food web, what organism would be most effected?
a)
The squirrel
b)
The shrew
c)
The deer
d)
The rabbit
53.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
54.
For a pyramid of numbers, the width of the bar shows the__________ of organisms present in each trophic level at a particular time. 
a)
number
b)
biomass
c)
energy
d)
volume
55.
The number of organisms _________ with each successive (higher) trophic level. 
a)
increases
b)
decreases
56.
Organisms of a lower trophic level have a comparatively __________ number compared to organisms of the higher trophic level in order to support them.
a)
larger
b)
smaller
57.
Which of the following shows the correct pyramid of numbers for the food chain?
a)
A
b)
B
58.

Organisms that produce their own food mostly through photosynthesis (producers). Examples are plants and algae.

a)

Ominvore

b)

Detritivore

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

59.

Organisms that get their energy and nutrition from other organisms (consumers).

a)

Heterotroph

b)

Autotroph

c)

Decomposer

d)

Detritivore

60.

The level in an Ecological pyramid that includes all the organisms that share the same place in a food chain.

a)

Trophic Levels

b)

Toxic Levels

c)

KeKe Levels

d)

Environmental Systems

61.

The third trophic level where the animals eat herbivores.

a)

Abiotic Factor

b)

Biotic Factor

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Secondary Producer

62.

The fourth trophic level where animals eat secondary consumers or below.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Autotroph

c)

Tertiary Consumer

d)

Tertiary Producer

63.

Only 10% of the energy is passed on from one trophic level to the next. 90% is lost as heat due to cellular respiration or waste.

a)

Tertiary Consumer

b)

Biotic Factor

c)

Abiotic Factor

d)

10% Rule

64.

Which of the following correctly shows an energy pyramid?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

65.

320,000 kCals of energy are found at the producer level in an energy pyramid. How much energy is available for consumers in the primary consumer level? (Hint: use the Rule of 10s)

a)

320,000 kCals

b)

32,000 kCals

c)

3,200 kCals

d)

320 kCals

66.

Kilocalories (kCal) is a measure of energy. If there are 1000 kCal available for the producers in trophic level #1, how much energy is available for the secondary consumers trophic level #3? (Hint: use the Rule of 10s)

a)

10 kCal

b)

1 kCal

c)

100 kCal

d)

1000 kCal

67.

Why are there no more than four or five links in a food chain?

a)

There is not enough energy in an ecosystem to support more than four or five links in a food chain.

b)

There is too much energy in an ecosystem to support more than four or five links in a food chain.

68.

The diagram represents a model of a biomass pyramid. Which statement best describes what happens in this biomass pyramid?

a)

More organisms die at higher levels than at lower levels, resulting in less biomass at higher levels.

b)

Energy is lost to the environment at each level, so less biomass can be supported at each higher level.

c)

When organisms die at higher levels, their remains sink to lower levels, increasing the biomass of lower levels.

d)

Organisms decay at each level, and thus less biomass can be supported at higher levels

69.
What would happen to the ecosystem if the biomass of 1st level consumers was higher than the biomass of producers? 
a)
The primary consumers will eat all of the producers...
b)
The primary consumers will become the producers and perform photosynthesis 
c)
The producers will become primary consumers
d)
This is DEFINITELY not the right answer.
70.

What is biomass?

a)

the total dry weight of organisms in an ecosystem

b)

the total weight of organisms in an ecosystem

c)

the total dry weight of producers in an ecosystem

d)

the total weight of animals in an ecosystem

71.

What are the "producers" levels in the two pyramids most likely referring to?

a)

different ecosystems, the numbers are different

b)

the same ecosystem, looking whole verses parts of the producer

c)

the same ecosystem, during different times

d)

there is no correct answer, not enough information is given

72.

The table shows the biomass of the organisms at each stage in the food chain.


Calculate the percentage of the biomass of the invertebrate animals that is transferred to the large fish.

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

2000 %

73.

The table shows the biomass of the organisms at each stage in the food chain.


Calculate the percentage of the biomass of the small fish that is transferred to the large fish.

a)

25%

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

400 %

74.

The table shows the biomass of the organisms at each stage in the food chain.


Calculate the percentage of the biomass of the algae that is transferred to the large fish, to one decimal place.

a)

1.2%

b)

1.1%

c)

5%

d)

25%

75.

Which pyramid of biomass is correct for the food chain shown?

a)
b)
c)
d)
76.

A fish farmer keeps trout in a large net in a lake. The fish farmer feeds the trout on food made from soya beans. When the trout are large enough the farmer sells them for food for people. It would be more energy efficient if people ate the soya beans rather than eating the trout. Which two of the following are reasons for this?

a)

Some people do not like eating animals such as trout.

b)

The trout release energy when they respire.

c)

Soya bean plants release energy when they respire.

d)

Some energy will be lost in waste from the trout.

e)

Soya bean plants absorb energy during photosynthesis.

77.
When a specific population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Density Independent limiting factors start to occur resulting in the population going farther above carrying capacity.
b)
Density Dependent limiting factors start to occur resulting in the population going back below carrying capacity.
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
78.
Excessive amounts of rain caused a flood in the southwest United States that resulted in substantial amounts of deaths in the rabbit population? This situation is an example of a density _____________ limiting factor.
a)
density-independent
b)
density-dependent
c)
density- too high
d)
density- too low
79.

Natural disasters can be considered limiting factors.

a)

true: density independent limiting factors

b)

false; natural disasters are not limiting factors

c)

true: density dependent limiting factors

d)

false: because Mrs. Schaffer said

80.
Limiting factors which impact the size of a population no matter how large that population is.
a)
Density Independent Limiting Factors
b)
Density Dependent Limiting Factors
c)
Carrying Capacity
d)
Exponential Growth
81.
An environmental factor such as storms and extreme heat or cold that decrease a population are considered to be. 
a)
density- dependent factor
b)
population density
c)
dispersion
d)
density- independent factor
82.

A lion and a cheetah attempt to occupy the same niche. The more aggressive lion survives; the cheetah does not.

a)

Density-Dependent: Competition

b)

Density-Independent: Competition

c)

Density-Dependent: Predator-Prey

d)

Density-Independent: Predator-Prey

83.

Two arctic fox are fighting with a polar bear for a sea lion carcass. One fox distracts the bear while the other eats. What type of limiting factor is the polar bear?

a)

Predator-Prey Relationships

b)

Competition

c)

Herbivory Effect

d)

Weather

84.

A group of elephants gets stuck in mud at the edge of the river from a recent mud slide. A lion waits for an elephant to get tired before it attacks. What is the limiting factor to the elephant population?

a)

Predator-Prey Relationships

b)

Natural Disaster

c)

Herbivory Effect

d)

Competition

85.

A duck population is breeding at exponential rates. The snakes that hunted them have been collected by fur collectors. They make boots from python snake skin. What is the limiting factor to the snakes?

a)

Ducks

b)

Predator-Prey

c)

Exponential Growth

d)

Humans

86.

A duck population normally begin migrating south right after the last rain of the late summer season. Suddenly, they’re migrating much earlier. The climate has been changing far too often which is altering the effects of their magnetite.

a)

Predator-Prey Relationships

b)

Weather

c)

Herbivory Effect

d)

Competition

87.

Small krill sweep the river bottom rocks for debris and muck. Next, the krill is suddenly swooped up by a small fish. The small fish then gets eaten by a salmon. A week after the bear eats the salmon, it begins to have symptoms. Over time the bear weakens from a botfly infection. What is the limiting factor to all the consumers?

a)

Predator-Prey Relationships

b)

Parasites

c)

Disease

d)

Competition

88.

What is a limiting factor?

a)

Factors that always increase a population

b)

Factors that always decrease a population

c)

Resources that are unlimited

d)

Factors/resources that limit how many organisms can live in an area at the same time

89.

If there was a wildfire in the forest that destroyed the plant life, what would happen to the herbivore population?

a)

Herbivores would decrease due to a lack of food

b)

Herbivores would increase due to an increase of food

c)

Herbivores would not be affected

d)

Herbivores would decrease due to an increase in predators

90.

Choose the 4 limiting factors.

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Time

d)

Space

e)

Shelter

91.

What is the overall trend of this population graph?

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Constant

d)

No trend

92.

Zone where small numbers can survive these difficult conditions

a)

range of tolerance

b)

zone of intolerance

c)

optimal range

d)

zone of physiological stress

93.

Zone where a stable healthy population survives

a)

zone of intolerance

b)

optimal range

c)

zone of physiological stress

d)

limiting factors

94.

Zone where organisms cannot survive

a)

zone of intolorance

b)

range of tolerance

c)

optimal range

d)

zone of physiological stress

95.

There must be a certain amount of abiotic factors in an ecosystem to allow organisms to survive. Factors that are too low or too high cause the organisms to die

a)

range of tolerance

b)

limiting factors

c)

zone of intolerance

d)

zone of physiological stress

96.

What is ecological succession?

a)

A series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time.

b)

It is the number of fish increasing.

c)

It is the seasons of the year.

d)

It is that rain follows cloud formation.

97.

Primary succession begins where there was no ecosystem and no soil such as

a)

a severe storm

b)

a volcanic eruption

c)

an old farm is abandoned

d)

a forest fire

98.
What is a pioneer organism? It is the ______ organism in _________ succession. 
a)
is the first , in primary succession
b)
is the last in secondary succession, 
99.

So, how does an ecosystem start if there is no soil?

a)

Moss and lichen break down rock and lava and produce soil.

b)

Moss and lichen are air borne and they move by the wind to start in a secondary succession environment.

c)

Moss and lichen are simple living organism that can start growing almost anywhere.

d)

All answers

100.

Secondary succession (thnk soil) forms after a catastrophic event like a forest fire and has a ___________ growth rate than primary succession because soil already exists.

a)

extremely slower

b)

slower

c)

faster

101.
What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?
a)
pioneer species
b)
soil
c)
climax community
d)
lichens
102.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
eutrophication
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
103.
After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -
a)
primary succession
b)
secondary succession
c)
climax community
d)
limiting factors
104.
Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?
a)
A tornado
b)
A volcanic eruption
c)
A flood
d)
A drought
105.
succession that occurs in an area with no soil
a)
ecological succession 
b)
primary succession 
c)
secondary succession
d)
pioneer speciles
106.

What term best relates to equilibrium?

a)

pioneer species

b)

primary succession

c)

secondary succession

d)

climax community

107.

Which of the following is a density independent limiting factor?

a)

competition for resources

b)

predation

c)

disease

d)

natural disasters

108.

Which of the following is a density dependent limiting factor?

a)

pollution

b)

food

c)

climate change

d)

hurricane

109.
What is the carrying capacity of the following graph?
a)
1000
b)
8000
c)
800
d)
600
110.

What type of growth is shown in the graph?

a)

exponential

b)

logistics

c)

a good kind

d)

linear

111.

The largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support is the...

a)

carrying capacity

b)

population crash

c)

lag phase

d)

mutualism

112.

What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?

a)

1.9 million

b)

1.6 million

c)

1.25 million

d)

1.0 million

113.

Which statement sounds accurate based on the graph data?

a)

The zebra and lions do not affect each other.

b)

When lion population increases, so does the zebra population.

c)

When the zebra population increases, it causes the lion population to also increase.

d)

When zebra populations increase, the lion population decreases.

114.

A j-shaped curve is a representative model of what type of growth?

a)

exponential growth

b)

logistic growth

c)

minimal growth

d)

linear growth

115.

What type of distribution pattern is evenly spaced apart from one another?

a)

Uniform

b)

Clumped

c)

Random

d)

Uneven

116.

This is the most commonly seen distribution pattern. Example: wolves. This is usually because there are resources found in particular areas and the organisms need more space to survive.

a)

Random

b)

Uniform

c)

Clumped

d)

Ueven

117.

What are the three types of distribution patterns?

a)

uniform, clumped, random

b)

uniform, uneven, random

c)

uneven, clumped, random

d)

uniform, clumped, uneven

118.
At what stage does this population reach it's carrying capacity on the Demographic Transition Model
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
119.
Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This pattern is called
a)
clumped dispersion.
b)
uniform dispersion.
c)
random dispersion
d)
scatter dispersion
120.
What type of growth is shown on this graph?
a)
logistic
b)
exponential
c)
average
d)
density-independent
121.
What pattern of growth will a population with limited resources show?
a)
density-dependent
b)
exponential 
c)
logistic
d)
logical 
122.
What type of population growth is shown in the graph?  
a)
logistic growth
b)
logical growth
c)
exponential growth
d)
density-dependent growth
123.
 At what amount of yeast does the population in Figure 14.3 level off?
a)
3.0 mg/cc
b)
1.5 mg/cc
c)
6.0 mg/cc
d)
4.5 mg/cc
124.
 What is the name for this leveling off shown in the graph?
a)
logistic line
b)
carrying capacity
c)
climax point
d)
mediocre
125.

Which of the following is a density dependent limiting factor?

a)

pollution

b)

food

c)

climate change

d)

hurricane

126.
Which of the following is a density-dependent limiting factor?
a)
human activities 
b)
unusual weather
c)
competition
d)
natural disaster
127.

The graph below represents the growth of a population of flies in a car? Which of the following statements best describes the graph?

a)

The fly population did not change.

b)

The fly population decreased, then increased.

c)

The fly population grew following the logistic growth model.

d)

The fly population grew following the exponential growth model.

128.

Which of the following could be a density-independent limiting factor in the desert?

a)

number of prey

b)

food supply

c)

parasitism

d)

rainfall

129.

Which point in this graph represents exponential growth?

a)

Point E

b)

Point A

c)

Point B

d)

Point C

130.

The graph represents _____ of a population.

a)

logistic growth model

b)

exponential growth model

131.

Which point on the graph best represents the carrying capacity?

a)

Letter A

b)

Letter C

c)

Letter E

d)

Letter D

132.

In which month(s) did the Cottontail Rabbits reach their carrying capacity?

a)

January and February

b)

March and May

c)

April and January

d)

April and May

133.

Owls and snakes eat mice and other organisms. What would happen to the mice population if the owl population decreased?

a)

The population would decrease, as the loss of owls as part of their diet is a limiting factor.

b)

The population would decrease, as shelters created by owl nests is a limiting factor.

c)

The population would increase, as competition for food is a limiting factor.

d)

The population would increase, as predation by owls is a limiting factor.

134.

This graph shows ....

a)

When one population increases, the other decreases.

b)

When one population decreases, the other increases.

c)

When one population increases, the other increases instantly.

d)

When one population increases, it causes the other to increases shortly after.

135.

What type of growth model is shown in image A?

a)

Exponential

b)

Logistic

136.

What type of growth model is shown in image B?

a)

Exponential

b)

Logistic

137.
which statement sounds accurate based on the graph data. 
a)
The zebra and lions do not affect each other
b)
when lions population increases, so does the zebra population
c)
When the zebra population increases, it causes the lion population to also increase
d)
when zebra populations go down, the zebra population goes up.